Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Even more than any other species I have seen, every kilogram of bluefin tuna is fought over and I saw this last year in the debate. It was fought over to the last kilogram and is highly sought after. As for other member states, the quota is set, like with other stocks and species, based on allocation keys and on fishing track record. The challenge is that we did not have fishing track record whenever the relative stability of bluefin tuna was set in the 1990s. I have outlined in my opening remarks how we believe that has changed now the UK has left and due to the agreement at ICCAT. No member state will be in any way willing to give away a kilogram or to cede but likewise I will go at this full tilt. We know the challenges involved in that and how difficult that will be.